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Forum: Photo Critique 12-30-2021, 12:27 AM  
Misc Lensball in snow
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 7
Views: 2,369
Nicely done
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 12-29-2021, 01:21 AM  
Best travel lens
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 69
Views: 4,969
For APC format definitely the DA 16-85mm very good image quality and covers the focal range for 80% of the photos I take.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 12-26-2021, 01:06 AM  
Nature The One that Got Away
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 21
Views: 544
Great capture
Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II 12-26-2021, 12:56 AM  
Buy a Pentax k3 and 18-135mm len
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 14
Views: 2,051
Agree the K3 is a great camera, and I as well would love to upgrade to the K-3iii, but the price is just to high at this time.
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 12-26-2021, 12:38 AM  
Intel i5 vs i7 for photo editing
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 38
Views: 7,368
I always say buy the best processor, the most memory and the biggest hard drive you can afford. Spending a little more on the front end may will likely get you and extra few years of service life out of the computer.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-23-2021, 08:30 PM  
What is the lens that lives on your camera?
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 318
Views: 19,258
Since owning the KP I find I keep my DA* 16-50 on it a lot. I like the bigger range than the DA 20-40 when carrying only one lens. I also like having the F2.8 for entire zoom range.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-28-2021, 02:55 PM  
Help me decide 18-135 or 16-85
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 94
Views: 5,156
As other have suggested if I am trying to travel as light as possible then I take the 18-135 with the 15mm limited. No camera bag needed for this combo I just put the 15mm in my pocket. If I want to carry the minimal set up with the greatest coverage and use a small bag, I take the 16-85 and 55-300 PLM.
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 11-23-2021, 07:29 PM  
D FA 21mm F2.4 Limited reports/samples starting to appear
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 403
Views: 23,940
I am good with custom in camera corrections for the DFA if it keeps the lens smaller and lighter.
Forum: Photo Critique 11-22-2021, 08:23 PM  
Nature My little new friends
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 22
Views: 1,443
Great color and composition
Forum: Photo Critique 11-22-2021, 08:21 PM  
Landscape And there was light...
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 11
Views: 500
Nice mood and use of light to achieve it.
Forum: Photo Critique 11-22-2021, 08:22 PM  
Black & White Safe Whale Watching
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 15
Views: 702
Great in B&W
Forum: Lens Clubs 07-17-2021, 03:35 PM  
300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 40,821
Views: 4,315,046
Great use of the old FA lens on the K-3iii
Forum: Post Your Photos! 07-06-2021, 03:53 PM  
Cityscape Chicago Panorama
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 21
Views: 1,712
Beautiful scene and a technical tour-de-force creating the panorama.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 07-06-2021, 03:50 PM  
Machinery You Know It's The 4th Of July...
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 6
Views: 291
Americana!!!
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 07-02-2021, 03:33 PM  
NY Newbie Going Pentax
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 29
Views: 1,181
Welcome to the underdog club. The KP is a great camera.
Forum: Post Your Photos! 07-02-2021, 03:39 PM  
Nature Winter birds # 2 1/80 sek. f/2.8 200 mm
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 6
Views: 255
Very cute bird
Forum: Lens Clubs 07-02-2021, 02:57 PM  
300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 40,821
Views: 4,315,046
There is something special about photos taken with the FA*600mm.
Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 05-15-2021, 07:43 AM  
KP or K3II
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 35
Views: 1,952
KP has really improve image quality at high ISO over the K3 which will help with your backyard birds

---------- Post added 05-15-21 at 10:50 AM ----------

Here are some backyard birds at high iso with the KP
It does take some getting used to holding the KP with a large heavy lens

Backyard Birds April 2021_0026_DxO 16x10 | dm_shafer | Flickr

DFA 150-450 First Photos_0006_DxO 8x10 | dm_shafer | Flickr

---------- Post added 05-15-21 at 10:50 AM ----------

Here are some backyard birds at high iso with the KP
It does take some getting used to holding the KP with a large heavy lens

Backyard Birds April 2021_0026_DxO 16x10 | dm_shafer | Flickr

DFA 150-450 First Photos_0006_DxO 8x10 | dm_shafer | Flickr
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 05-08-2021, 07:34 PM  
Pentax 43mm f1.9, is it worth it?
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 55
Views: 5,067
I recently got a used FA 43mm. I really think it will live on my K1ii.
Forum: Lens Clubs 04-26-2021, 03:18 PM  
300mm plus Lens Club: discuss your long lenses
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 40,821
Views: 4,315,046
Just got a DFA 150-450. What a beast of a lens. The optical quality is great. Here is one of my first photos with it. A wild turkey in my backyard. RAW file processed in DXO Photolab. Some croping and touch up in Photoshop Elements 2109.
Forum: General Talk 04-26-2021, 09:35 AM  
Your latest acquisition
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 27,133
Views: 2,082,799
Just got a DFA 150-450. This lens is a beast and has great optical output.
Here is one of my first photos with a it. A portrait of a wild turkey in my backyard. Take from about 30 feet away. Processed from the RAW file with DXO Photolab 4and cropped with some minor adjustments in Photoshop Elements 2019. I really like the RAW processing in DXO.

DFA 150-450 First Photos_0006_DxO 8x10 | dm_shafer | Flickr
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 03-01-2021, 10:13 PM  
Lens upgrade for wildlife photography
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 69
Views: 6,119
I was in Costa Rica 5 years ago. I also had a K-3 with both a screw drive version of the Pentax 55-300 and a DA 300 mm with the 1.4x Pentax teleconverter. I have to say for much of the wildlife including birds you are in the forest with poor lighting so the the I almost never used the 55-300. It had a hard time getting good focus. You really need the 420mm that you get with DA 300 mm with the teleconverter at wide open or close to wide open. I used my K-3 with telephoto for all the wildlife photos. I had a Canon G1xii with me that I used for closer up photos and landscapes, so I would not have to stop and change lenses. Also we spent a lot of time in and around the water where I used my Pentax WG-3, Here is a link to some photos on Flickr that shows he use of all the equipment above.

Costa Rica April 2016 | Flickr
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 01-09-2021, 08:28 PM  
HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE - Show us what it can do, what it CAN'T!
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 1,499
Views: 157,493
Just got a KP with battery grip and the free flash from Adorama. It arrived on Thursday and here is link to my first photos. Taken with the 55-300 PLM.

Pentax KP Bird First Photos January 2021 | Flickr

I know these are not the most exotic birds, but we see them a lot in New England in the winter.

It will take some getting used to the KP's new controls and figuring out how to customize it. First thing I did was set Fx1 to depth of field preview. It seems to focus better than my K3 especially with the 55-300 PLM.
Forum: Pentax KP 01-09-2021, 05:49 PM  
KP Price watch
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 43
Views: 3,465
Order from Adorama as well with the free flash and also got the battery grip. Got it yesterday. Took my first photos today.
Forum: Pentax KP 01-09-2021, 05:59 PM  
New KP
Posted By simsburyphoto
Replies: 5
Views: 1,204
Just got a KP with battery grip and the free flash from Adorama. It arrived on Thursday and here is link to my first photos. Taken with the 55-300 PLM.

Pentax KP Bird First Photos January 2021 | Flickr

It will take some getting used to the new controls and figuring out how to customize it. First thing I did was set Fx1 to depth of field preview. It seems to focus better than my K3 especially with the 55-300 PLM.
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